CHICAGO – The Ball State men’s volleyball team dropped
a 3-0 decision (25-21, 25-23, 25-20) to Loyola-Chicago Saturday evening at Gentile Arena in Chicago. Senior
outside hitter Greg Herceg led the way for the Cardinals with 15 kills.

Herceg had a .333 clip on the evening (15-5-30) to go with a
service ace, two digs and two assisted blocks. Junior middle attacker Kevin
Owens had seven kills, while fellow middle attacker Matt Leske collected five
kills, a service ace and five assisted blocks.

Both BSU setters saw action on the night with senior Dan
Wichmann notching 21 assists, two kills, a solo block and an assisted block.
Junior setter Graham McIlvaine, who played the first set, had 10 assists and
one kill.

The Ramblers were led by Thomas Jaeschke and Joseph Smalzer
who had 16 and 13 kills respectively.

The Cardinals fall to 8-5 on the season and 3-5 in MIVA
action, while the Ramblers improve to 10-7 on the year and 3-2 in league play.

Ball State will take a week off from competition before
hosting Sacred Heart and Penn State for the Don Shondell Active Ankle Challenge
Mar. 9-10 at Worthen Arena. You can keep track of the team on Twitter at
@BallStateMVB or on Facebook at “Ball State Men’s Volleyball”.